Google And Oracle's Decade-Long Copyright Battle Reaches Supreme Court
Oracle accuses Google of illegally copying its software. Google contends the kind of code it used cannot be owned by anyone.
Most of the world's smartphones run on Google's Android software. But did Google play fairly when it created that software?
That question is at the heart of a case being argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. It's the culmination of a battle that started 10 years ago, when tech company Oracle first accused Google of illegally copying its code.
The code in question is about 11,000 lines, accounting
